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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Google the murals.  They have huge murals on campus painted onto the the sides of 6-story parking garages; the murals are that tall.  They are Black people’s disembodied faces, with sayings like “Use your privilege to save Black bodies” and “Black joy needs no permission.”  The students laugh at the murals.  People throw eggs at the murals.

It’s a horrible dynamic, regardless of whatever race your kid is.   Jim Crow is alive and well in Iowa City. [/quote]

Here’s an article about the murals by Black artists.

https://dailyiowan.com/2021/09/19/oracles-of-iowa-city-murals-reimagine-double-consciousness/

Couldn’t find anything about them being defaced but it’s no surprise that works of public art provoke different reactions.

You seem to be simultaneously attacking the murals and any negative reactions they’ve provoked.  Pick a lane - maybe that will help you get the help you need.  [/quote]

Lol .. “help you get the help you need..” is FLUENT Iowa Nice.  Well done!  You’re a Hawkeye.  Congratulations.

No attacks.  I was sharing info, as OP requested.

The murals are problematic because they’re enormous and placed at awkward intersections.  The reaction to them is problematic because it’s disrespectful and scary.  
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